Promoting Self-Change From Addictive Behaviors [electronic resource] : Practical Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment /
Klingemann, Harald.editor.
Carter-Sobell, Linda.editor.
Many are addicted. Few are treated. Yet many who are not treated recover. Promoting Self-Change from Addictive Behaviors examines natural recovery as a clinical phenomenon, a field of inquiry, and a vital component of therapy. It also brings clinicians and counselors to a new understanding of addiction and recovery. One of the few books on the topic, this volume offers alternatives to disease models of addiction by exploring personal pathways to recovery. Focusing on alcohol and drug problems, it provides a literature review of 40 years of studies on self-change with particular emphasis on the current decade and methodological issues (starting with how much or how little treatment constitutes "treatment"). The 24 experts keep the coverage consistently readable, and dozens of brief narratives from individuals who have successfully recovered from an addictive behavior without formal help lend valuable personal perspectives. More of the book’s key features: Core factors in self-change, from cognitive processes to social issues Case examples of natural recovery from smoking, binge eating, problem gambling, and criminal behavior Redefining the role of treatment in changing addictive behaviors Cross-cultural, community, and prevention perspectives on promoting self-change "Self-change toolbox" chapter offering assessment tools, recovery strategies, web links, and other online resources With Promoting Self-Change from Addictive Behaviors, health care professionals and researchers (from psychologists and social workers to nurses, sociologists, and physicians) can find more effective methods to fit client needs, and develop new insights into the recovery process. Public health workers and policymakers will also find informative strategies for tapping this rich therapeutic resource.
Previous ed.: published as Promoting self-change from problem substance use by Harald Lingemann et al. Dordrecht; Boston, Mass.: Kluwer Academic, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Phenomenon of Self-Change: Overview and Key Issues -- Self-Change from Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Often-Cited Classics -- Natural Recovery or Recovery without Treatment from Alcohol and Drug Problems as Seen from Survey Data -- Remission without Formal Help: New Directions in Studies Using Survey Data -- Natural Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Problems: A Methodological Review of the Literature from 1999 through 2005 -- Self-Change in a Broader Context: Beyond Alcohol and Drugs -- One Way to Leave Your Lover: The Role of Treatment in Changing Addictive Behaviors -- Promoting Self-Change: Taking the Treatment to the Community -- Hostile and Favorable Societal Climates for Self-Change: Some Lessons for Policymakers -- Natural Recovery: A Cross-Cultural Perspective -- Self-Change Toolbox: Tools, Tips, Websites, and Other Informational Resources for Assessing and Promoting Self-Change.
Many are addicted. Few are treated. Yet many who are not treated recover. Promoting Self-Change from Addictive Behaviors examines natural recovery as a clinical phenomenon, a field of inquiry, and a vital component of therapy. It also brings clinicians and counselors to a new understanding of addiction and recovery. One of the few books on the topic, this volume offers alternatives to disease models of addiction by exploring personal pathways to recovery. Focusing on alcohol and drug problems, it provides a literature review of 40 years of studies on self-change with particular emphasis on the current decade and methodological issues (starting with how much or how little treatment constitutes "treatment"). The 24 experts keep the coverage consistently readable, and dozens of brief narratives from individuals who have successfully recovered from an addictive behavior without formal help lend valuable personal perspectives. More of the book’s key features: Core factors in self-change, from cognitive processes to social issues Case examples of natural recovery from smoking, binge eating, problem gambling, and criminal behavior Redefining the role of treatment in changing addictive behaviors Cross-cultural, community, and prevention perspectives on promoting self-change "Self-change toolbox" chapter offering assessment tools, recovery strategies, web links, and other online resources With Promoting Self-Change from Addictive Behaviors, health care professionals and researchers (from psychologists and social workers to nurses, sociologists, and physicians) can find more effective methods to fit client needs, and develop new insights into the recovery process. Public health workers and policymakers will also find informative strategies for tapping this rich therapeutic resource.
Health psychology.
Clinical psychology.
Psychiatry.
Epidemiology.
Health Psychology.
Clinical Psychology.
Psychiatry.
Epidemiology.